A Long Way Home
by Saroo Brierley · first published 2013
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What an absolutely incredible story! https://www.amazon.com/The-Long-Way-Home-Revised-ebook/dp/B0...
on “Getting a 787 back in the air after a diversion” ↗As I read this I thought it sounded familiar. The story is based largely on the book The Long Way Home: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00457XJ2K/ The author acknowledges this at the end of part three and recommends that you buy the book. I recommend it too. If you are interested in the story of…
on “Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)” ↗Similar articles have been posted before. All of them are based on the book "The Long Way Home". I bought it for my 88 year old grandfather last Christmas. He power read through the thing in a couple of hours and handed it back to me, telling me to read it too. Certainly an interesting read. But…
on “A Plane That Accidentally Circumnavigated the World (2014)” ↗Here's the story of Saroo Munshi Khan finding his home/family 26 years after he lost them with the help of Google Earth: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-long-way-home-with-... He wrote a book about his experience: "A Long Way Home" (http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780670077045/long-way-ho...)
on “This Google ad has moved people to tears across India and Pakistan” ↗I contacted the author of The Long Way Home a few years ago. He said the movie rights had been sold. The author’s email address no longer works.
on “Plane accidentally flew around the world (2018)” ↗